Atkinson Morley Regional Neurosciences Centre, St George's Hospital, London, UK.
St George's Hospital, London, UK.
Clin Med (Lond). 2018 Oct;18(5):422-427. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.18-5-422.
Headache is common. Up to 5% of attendances to emergency departments and acute medical units are due to headache. Headache is classified as either primary (eg migraine, cluster headache) or secondary to another cause (eg meningitis, subarachnoid haemorrhage). Even in the acute setting the majority of cases are due to primary causes. The role of the attending physician is to take a comprehensive history to diagnose and treat benign headache syndromes while ruling out sinister aetiologies. This brief article summarises the approach to assessment of headache presenting in acute and emergency care.
头痛很常见。高达 5%的急诊科和急性内科就诊是由于头痛。头痛分为原发性(如偏头痛、丛集性头痛)或继发性(如脑膜炎、蛛网膜下腔出血)。即使在急性情况下,大多数病例也是原发性的。主治医生的作用是通过全面的病史采集来诊断和治疗良性头痛综合征,同时排除严重的病因。本文简要总结了在急性和急诊护理中评估头痛的方法。